| AEROBRAKING | • aerobraking n. (Astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as… • aerobraking v. Present participle of aerobrake. • AEROBRAKING n. using a planet's atmosphere to reduce the speed of a spacecraft. |
| BROIDERINGS | • broiderings n. Plural of broidering. • BROIDERING n. embroidery. |
| EMBORDERING | • embordering v. Present participle of emborder. • EMBORDER v. to provide with a border, also IMBORDER. |
| FINGERBOARD | • fingerboard n. (Music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the… • fingerboard n. A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers. • FINGERBOARD n. the part of a violin, etc. against which the strings are stopped by the fingers. |
| HERBORISING | • herborising v. Present participle of herborise. • HERBORISE v. to search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them, also HERBORIZE. |
| HERBORIZING | • herborizing v. Present participle of herborize. • herborizing n. A botanical expedition for the purpose of finding and classifying plant species. • HERBORIZE v. to search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them, also HERBORISE. |
| HERRINGBONE | • herringbone n. A bone of a herring. • herringbone n. A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing. • herringbone n. (Skiing) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards. |
| IMBORDERING | • imbordering v. Present participle of imborder. • IMBORDER v. to provide with a border, also EMBORDER. |
| INTERROBANG | • interrobang n. The nonstandard punctuation mark ‽ (a combination of ? and !), which may be used at the end of a sentence… • INTERROBANG n. a punctuation mark (?!) designed for use esp. at the end of an exclamatory rhetorical question, also INTERABANG. |
| LINGONBERRY | • lingonberry n. A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. • lingonberry n. The berry of this shrub. • LINGONBERRY n. the cowberry or red whortleberry, esp. as used in Scandinavian cookery, also LINGBERRY. |
| OVERBEARING | • overbearing v. Present participle of overbear. • overbearing adj. Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant. • OVERBEAR v. to bring down by superior force. |
| OVERBRAKING | • overbraking v. Present participle of overbrake. • OVERBRAKE v. to brake too much. |
| OVERBROWING | • overbrowing v. Present participle of overbrow. • OVERBROW v. (archaic) to overhang like a brow. |
| OVERBURNING | • overburning v. Present participle of overburn. • overburning n. The action of overburning; excessive burning. • over-burning n. Alternative form of overburning. |
| PREBOARDING | • preboarding v. Present participle of preboard. • pre-boarding v. Present participle of pre-board. • PREBOARD v. to board before the regular time. |
| REABSORBING | • reabsorbing v. Present participle of reabsorb. • REABSORB v. to absorb again. |
| REBORROWING | • reborrowing n. (Linguistics) A word that passed from language A into language B and thence back into language A. Such… • reborrowing n. Something reborrowed. • reborrowing v. Present participle of reborrow. |
| REOBSERVING | • reobserving v. Present participle of reobserve. • REOBSERVE v. to observe again. |
| REPROBATING | • reprobating v. Present participle of reprobate. • REPROBATE v. to disapprove of. |